Names / Girl names
Rivera
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#4,091
in 1914
First recorded
1914
in U.S. data
Children named
16
since 1914
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #4,091 in 1914 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Rivera makes its debut in American naming records in 1914, where it reads as a girls' name. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Only about 16 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.